Divorçons
French play by Victorien Sardou and Émile de Najac
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Divorçons is a French play by Victorien Sardou and Émile de Najac produced in 1880. A farcical comedy about seeking a divorce, it had theatrical runs over the following decades in England and the United States.[1] It is about a young wife who wants to divorce her husband for a handsome ne'er do well.[2] It was adapted into various films.[3][4][5]
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The New York Times reviewed an 1897 staging of the play.[6] The Los Angeles Times gave a favorable review of a 1998 theatrical revival of the play.[7]
Film adaptations
- Divorçons (1912 film), short
- Divorçons (1915 film), short
- Let's Get a Divorce (1918)
- Kiss Me Again (1925 film)
- That Uncertain Feeling (film) (1943)
References
- ^ Sardou and the Sardou Plays. J.B. Lippincott. 1913.
- ^ "Divorçons". Oxford Reference.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Let's Get a Divorce(Wayback)
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Let's Get a Divorce at silentera.com
- ^ "Divorçons – Broadway Show – Play | IBDB".
- ^ "MRS. FISKE AS CYPRIENNE.; Sardou's "Divorcons" Acted in English at the Fifth Avenue Theatre for a Charitable Purpose". The New York Times. May 8, 1897 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Brandes, Philip (November 13, 1998). "Insightful Performances Give a Timely Lift to 'Divorcons'". Los Angeles Times.
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